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Edmond and Stillwater Bring Home National Championships from the 2018 National FFA Agriscience Fair

Sun, 28 Oct 2018 15:50:47 CDT

Oklahoma FFA had a total of nine National Agriscience Fair Entries in the top three of their Divisions- with Stillwater and Edmond FFA winning National Championships in two of the divisions and six Oklahoma Entries claiming the National Runnerup in their divisions- with Edmond and Stillwater both claming two each while Alva and Morrison FFA Chapters each having one National Runnerup at the 2018 Agriscience Fair, held as a part of the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis.

Winning a National Championship in the Animal Systems Division 6 were Morgan Williams and Abbie Wooten of the Stillwater FFA, while Cade Beck of Edmond FFA won a National Championship in the Power, Structures and Technical Systems Division one.

Each division awarded the participants a Gold, Silver or Bronze plaque for their projects- the Oklahoma participants received 20 Golds, 5 Silvers and 6 Bronzes. The Golds earned by Oklahoma FFA was the third largest number of Golds by any state- tying Ohio and just behind Texas and Georgia in the overall event.

Here is the complete list of Oklahoma participants in the 2018 National FFA Agriscience Fair and their placing within their Divisions:

Once again, we took pictures in and around the 2018 National FFA Convention- click or tap here to check out the National Convention Album on FLICKR. By the way- we continued a tradition as several state officers of the Oklahoma FFA took pictures for us during the course of the meeting.

Our exclusive coverage of the 2018 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis October 24-27 is a service of ITC Great Plains, Your Energy Superhighway- learn more about this high voltage, transmission only utility and their commitment to the communities they serve which is the cornerstone of their business - Click or tap here for their webpage. We also appreciate the support of the Oklahoma FFA Association and the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Association. Click or tap here for more information about one of the top states in the US in the FFA- the Oklahoma FFA Association. FFA is a student organization for high school-aged students interested in agriculture and leadership. Oklahoma FFA impacts the lives of over 27,000 members in 359 chapters across the state.